It is the responsibility of students to demand this type of diversity if it does not already exist, as well. Students have the right to expect the best educational experience they can imagine at their institutions, and institutions have the responsibility to continually upgrade their delivery and content to meet the needs of a changing student body. Diversity brings greater awareness and understanding, and it brings new opportunities to learn from a more diverse population. An institution that remains stagnant when it comes to diversity will find itself behind the times and losing enrollment to more progressive schools, and so, it is the responsibility of the institution to keep current and foster diversity. Diversity is the wave of the future, and an institution has to prepare its students for the future, so ignoring diversity robs students of some of the skills they will need to survive and thrive in the culture and careers. Thus, if they do not learn diversity now, they may not be able to cope with it in the future, and the institution that ignores that is really ignoring the needs of their students.
Fostering diversity is an important element of distance and traditional education, because it recognizes that no two students are the same and that should be celebrated, rather than ignored. The world is made up of a diverse population, college campuses are more diverse, adult education is setting the stage for modeling new educational techniques and delivery, and they should be on the forefront of fostering diversity.

References

Cain, M.L. Theorizing the Effects of Class, Gender, and Race on Adult Learning in Nonformal and Informal Settings.